Colour

#8B0046

#8B0046
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#8B0046 is a magenta with RGB values 139, 0, 70 and HSL 330°, 100%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#8B0046

RGBrgb(139, 0, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0, 0.2745

RGB percentages54.5%, 0%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(329.8, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.8, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 49.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer9,109,574

CSS custom property--colour: #8B0046;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1

Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#74FFB9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D3547no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#504E43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#980027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 27.8 Brown · ΔE 31.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.5 Indian red · ΔE 33.7 Purple · ΔE 37.4 Maroon · ΔE 38.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 27.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#008B45

Analogous#8B008B, #8B0000

Triadic#468B00, #00468B

Split complementary#008B00, #008B8B

Tetradic#8B8B00, #008B45, #00008B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF58AC

Lighter +30%#FF2593

Lighter +20%#F10079

Lighter +10%#BE0060

Darker −10%#58002C

Darker −20%#250013

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#8B0046

Less saturated −25%#7A1146

Channel breakdown

R139

B70

Red139 (54.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue329.78°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness27.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 8B · G 00 · B 46

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